fix: bound NSEC bitmap length against record end by bluetoothbot · Pull Request #1731 · python-zeroconf/python-zeroconf

bluetoothbot · 2026-05-18T07:01:00Z

Summary

_read_bitmap read an attacker-controlled bitmap_length byte and unconditionally advanced self.offset by 2 + bitmap_length, with no check against the NSEC record's declared end. Because Python slicing tolerates overshoot, the bitmap silently consumed adjacent bytes (the next record's header) as bitmap data and left self.offset past end. _read_others only resets the offset on exception, so a malformed-but-non-throwing NSEC corrupted the parse for every subsequent record in the same packet and let a LAN peer pollute the NSEC cache with attacker-chosen "absent" type bits — enough to talk an AddressResolver out of issuing follow-up queries.

Fixes #1725

Changes

Validate the 2-byte window header fits inside the record before reading it.
Reject bitmap_length of 0 or > 32 (RFC 4034 §4.1.2 bounds the per-window bitmap to 1..32 bytes).
Reject bitmap_end > end so a window cannot reach past the NSEC record's declared length.
Raise IncomingDecodeError so _read_others resets self.offset to end and the next record parses normally.
Add bitmap_end as unsigned int in the .pxd so the Cython compare against end stays unsigned end-to-end.

Test plan

New test_nsec_bitmap_length_overruns_record_end — crafts an NSEC with bitmap_length=255 and a trailing PTR; the PTR must still parse and the NSEC must be skipped. Fails on master, passes with the fix.
New test_nsec_bitmap_zero_length_window_rejected — zero-length window block rejected per RFC 4034 §4.1.2.
Existing test_parse_packet_with_nsec_record, test_dns_compression_invalid_skips_record, test_dns_compression_points_forward, and test_parse_own_packet_nsec still pass — valid bitmaps unaffected.
SKIP_CYTHON=1 poetry run pytest tests/test_protocol.py tests/test_handlers.py tests/test_services.py → 84 passed.

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Changes: 3 files changed, 69 insertions(+)

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codspeed-hq · 2026-05-18T07:02:48Z

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✅ Project coverage is 99.76%. Comparing base (93c3112) to head (44e1971).

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Pull request overview

Fixes a packet-parsing integrity issue in DNSIncoming._read_bitmap for NSEC records by validating bitmap window boundaries against the record’s declared RDATA end, preventing offset corruption that could break parsing of subsequent records and pollute cached NSEC “absent type” bits.

Changes:

Add strict bounds checks in _read_bitmap (window header fits, bitmap length is 1..32, bitmap does not overrun the record end) and raise IncomingDecodeError on violations so _read_others skips the malformed record safely.
Update the Cython .pxd locals to keep bitmap_end unsigned for correct comparisons in compiled builds.
Add regression tests ensuring malformed NSEC bitmaps are rejected while subsequent records in the same packet still parse.

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File	Description
`src/zeroconf/_protocol/incoming.py`	Adds record-end bounds validation for NSEC bitmap parsing and raises `IncomingDecodeError` to prevent offset corruption.
`src/zeroconf/_protocol/incoming.pxd`	Declares `bitmap_end` as `unsigned int` for Cython-compiled parity and correct unsigned comparisons.
`tests/test_protocol.py`	Adds regression tests for NSEC bitmap overrun and zero-length window handling, ensuring later records still parse.

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bdraco · 2026-05-18T07:07:57Z

coverage is incomplete

bdraco · 2026-05-18T07:08:01Z

@bluetoothbot rr

bluetoothbot · 2026-05-18T08:13:55Z

PR Review — fix: bound NSEC bitmap length against record end

The fix itself is correct and well-targeted: validating the window header fits inside the record, rejecting bitmap_length outside RFC 4034 §4.1.2 bounds, and rejecting bitmap_end > end is the right shape, and raising IncomingDecodeError relies on _read_others to reset self.offset to end — exactly the recovery path the issue describes. The .pxd update keeps bitmap_end unsigned end-to-end, matching the existing convention. Two things must be addressed before merge: (1) the unrelated .github/workflows/ci.yml cache-key bump that @bdraco has now asked twice to remove, and (2) the still-incomplete branch coverage on the third disjunct of the guard (bitmap_end > end with a valid 1..32 bitmap_length is never exercised because Python short-circuits at the > 32 check in the 255-byte test).

🔴 Blocking

1. Remove unrelated CI cache-key bump (`.github/workflows/ci.yml`, L102-141)

@bdraco has explicitly asked twice for the venv-v1 → venv-v2 cache-key bump to be removed from this PR — the cache-key problem was already fixed on master (comment id 4491126011). These hunks have no relationship to the NSEC bitmap fix and must come out before this PR can land. The diff should be limited to src/zeroconf/_protocol/incoming.py, src/zeroconf/_protocol/incoming.pxd, and tests/test_protocol.py.

-          key: venv-v1-...
+          key: venv-v2-...

🟡 Important

1. Missing branch coverage for `bitmap_end > end` with a valid bitmap_length (`tests/test_protocol.py`, L808-886)

@bdraco flagged coverage as incomplete twice (comments 4475236178 and 4490613964). Looking at the guard:

if bitmap_length == 0 or bitmap_length > 32 or bitmap_end > end:

The three existing tests cover:

bitmap_length == 0 → test_nsec_bitmap_zero_length_window_rejected
bitmap_length > 32 → test_nsec_bitmap_length_overruns_record_end (uses 255)
truncated window header (offset_plus_two > end) → test_nsec_bitmap_truncated_window_header_rejected

What's not directly covered is the bitmap_end > end arm with a valid bitmap_length (1..32). Python short-circuits at bitmap_length > 32 in the 255 test, so that final disjunct is never evaluated by the existing suite. Add a fourth fixture where, e.g., the record claims rdlength that fits the window header and a small bitmap_length (say 4), but only leaves room for 1 trailing byte — exercising the case where bitmap_length is in range yet the bitmap still walks past the record. That closes the branch-coverage gap and pins the third arm of the guard against future refactors that might collapse the conditions.

if bitmap_length == 0 or bitmap_length > 32 or bitmap_end > end:

🟢 Suggestions

1. Comment is a little long for the local style (`src/zeroconf/_protocol/incoming.py`, L391-407)

CLAUDE.md says comments default to one line and exist to surface the non-obvious why. The 4-line block here mixes RFC citation (worth keeping) with a narrative restatement of the bug ("would otherwise leave self.offset pointing inside (or past) the next record header, corrupting every subsequent record"). The narrative belongs in the commit message / PR description (and is already there). A tighter version — keeping the RFC citation and dropping the post-mortem — would read better and age more gracefully:

# RFC 4034 §4.1.2: each window block is window-number + bitmap-length
# (1..32) + bitmap. Reject windows that walk past the record end.

Non-blocking, but it's the kind of trim the project's CLAUDE.md asks for.

# RFC 4034 §4.1.2: each window block is window-number byte +
# bitmap-length byte (1..32) + bitmap. A bitmap_length that walks
# past the record's declared end would otherwise leave self.offset
# pointing inside (or past) the next record header, corrupting
# every subsequent record in the same packet.

2. Test docstrings retell the production-side story (`tests/test_protocol.py`, L810)

CLAUDE.md: "A test docstring should name what the test pins, in one sentence — not re-explain the bug, the fix, or the surrounding flow." The current docstrings ("""Reject NSEC bitmap whose declared length runs past the record boundary.""" etc.) are close to that bar and probably fine, but the inline # 0 questions, 2 answers. Answer 1 is a malformed NSEC: rdlength=9, but the bitmap window claims length=255 — overrunning the record. Answer 2 is a PTR ... block on lines 811-814 reads like commit-message material rather than test-pinning context. Consider trimming to the byte-layout legend (which is genuinely useful for reading the hex literal) and dropping the explanatory prose.

Checklist

Diff limited to the stated change — critical ＃1
Bounds checks at packet-parsing boundary
.pxd updated to match .py signature
All new branches exercised by tests — warning ＃1
Tests assert observable behavior, not source structure
Error handling resets parser state on malformed input
Comment style matches CLAUDE.md — suggestion ＃1

Summary

The fix itself is correct and well-targeted: validating the window header fits inside the record, rejecting bitmap_length outside RFC 4034 §4.1.2 bounds, and rejecting bitmap_end > end is the right shape, and raising IncomingDecodeError relies on _read_others to reset self.offset to end — exactly the recovery path the issue describes. The .pxd update keeps bitmap_end unsigned end-to-end, matching the existing convention. Two things must be addressed before merge: (1) the unrelated .github/workflows/ci.yml cache-key bump that @bdraco has now asked twice to remove, and (2) the still-incomplete branch coverage on the third disjunct of the guard (bitmap_end > end with a valid 1..32 bitmap_length is never exercised because Python short-circuits at the > 32 check in the 255-byte test).

To rebase specific severity levels, mention me: @bluetoothbot rebase critical (fixes 🔴 only), @bluetoothbot rebase important (fixes 🔴 + 🟡), or just @bluetoothbot rebase for all.

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bluetoothbot · 2026-05-18T08:13:56Z

@bdraco: coverage is incomplete

Confirmed — Codecov's 50% / 1 Missing and 1 partial maps to two specific branches in the new guards:

offset_plus_two > end (the truncated-window-header check at the top of the loop) — no test crafts a NSEC short enough for this. A rdlength=1 NSEC (just the window-number byte, no length byte) followed by a PTR would exercise it.
bitmap_end > end with bitmap_length in 1..32 — test_nsec_bitmap_length_overruns_record_end uses bitmap_length=255, which short-circuits on bitmap_length > 32, so the realistic attacker shape (a believable length=8 bitmap that overruns by a few bytes) never hits the third sub-condition. A second packet with e.g. rdlength=4, window header consuming 2 bytes, then length=8 with only 0 bytes of remaining RDATA would isolate this branch.

Adding those two cases gets the patch back to 100% and also gives each failure mode a distinct error message in the logs.

bluetoothbot · 2026-05-18T08:14:49Z

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Branch koan/fix-issue-1725 was rebased onto master and review feedback was applied.

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bdraco · 2026-05-19T18:04:22Z

Coverage is still incomplete

bdraco · 2026-05-19T18:04:30Z

@bluetoothbot rr

bluetoothbot · 2026-05-19T18:17:12Z

@bdraco: Coverage is still incomplete

Confirmed — the gap is in two specific branches of the new guards:

offset_plus_two > end (the truncated window-header check in _read_bitmap, incoming.py:396) is never reached: both new tests use rdlength values (9 and 4) that leave at least 2 bytes for the window header, so the first IncomingDecodeError path is dead in the test suite. A regression packet with rdlength=1 (window byte present, length byte missing) would land in this branch.
The bitmap_end > end sub-condition of the second guard (incoming.py:403) is short-circuited. test_nsec_bitmap_length_overruns_record_end fires on bitmap_length > 32 and test_nsec_bitmap_zero_length_window_rejected fires on bitmap_length == 0; neither exercises a valid length (1..32) that still runs past end. A packet with e.g. rdlength=3, bitmap_length=4 would hit only the end-overrun arm.

Adding those two NSEC packets as a third and fourth test should close out the codecov delta and lock the guard branches in place against future refactors.

bluetoothbot · 2026-05-19T18:18:18Z

Rebase with requested adjustments

Branch koan/fix-issue-1725 was rebased onto master and review feedback was applied.

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bdraco · 2026-05-19T18:59:13Z

@bluetoothbot rebase

A malicious NSEC bitmap_length that overruns the declared record end left self.offset pointing past the next record's header, corrupting every subsequent record in the same packet. The forgiving Python slice also let the parser synthesize attacker-controlled rdtypes from adjacent bytes and cache them on the resulting DNSNsec. Validate the window header is in-record, reject bitmap_length 0 or > 32 (RFC 4034 §4.1.2), and raise IncomingDecodeError so _read_others resets the offset to the NSEC's declared end.

bluetoothbot · 2026-05-19T19:05:52Z

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Branch koan/fix-issue-1725 was rebased onto master and review feedback was applied.

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bdraco · 2026-05-19T19:07:37Z

remove the unrelated changes in .github/workflows/ci.yml from the pr. that problem was already fixed

bdraco · 2026-05-19T19:08:06Z

@bluetoothbot rr

bluetoothbot · 2026-05-19T19:13:15Z

@bdraco: Coverage is still incomplete

The codecov report shows 100% line coverage for the modified lines, so this is most likely branch coverage on the combined if bitmap_length == 0 or bitmap_length > 32 or bitmap_end > end: guard. Python short-circuits, so the existing tests hit == 0 (zero-length test) and > 32 (the 255-byte test), but the final bitmap_end > end disjunct is never the branch that fires — the 255 case satisfies > 32 first. To close that gap, add a test where bitmap_length is in range (e.g. 4) but the record's declared length leaves room for only 1 trailing bitmap byte, so bitmap_end > end is the only arm that trips. That pins the third condition against a future refactor that might fold the guards together.

bluetoothbot · 2026-05-19T19:13:16Z

@bdraco: remove the unrelated changes in .github/workflows/ci.yml from the pr. that problem was already fixed

Agreed — the venv-v1 → venv-v2 cache-key change in .github/workflows/ci.yml (both the test-matrix block around line 102 and the benchmark block around line 141) is unrelated to the NSEC bitmap fix and should be stripped from this PR before it lands. The diff should be limited to src/zeroconf/_protocol/incoming.py, src/zeroconf/_protocol/incoming.pxd, and tests/test_protocol.py.

bluetoothbot · 2026-05-19T19:14:24Z

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